Themba Mbuyisa
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CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY! VISUAL STORY TELLER! email: themba @thembambuyisa .co.za IG:
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red might just be my favourite colour to photograph ♥️
📷 - Themba Mbuyisa
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Binge Watching a YouTube video...
When We - Tank choreography by Aliyah Janell
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R26k is not a lot of money for Wedding photography, people don’t seem to understand and maybe that’s why I personally don’t accept wedding photography bookings.
Ideally to produce good work as a wedding photographer and work comfortably you’d need:
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Becoming lazy is disrespectful to those who believe in you.
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This is how I photograph women in black and white
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Shane Eagle 🦅 on stage right now!! He’s not even done yet!! 🔥🔥
#CastleLiteUnlocks
#shaneeagle
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•2 photographers and 2 cameras on the day, you and someone else, a 2nd shooter, (one focusing on the groom & bride with their maids/groomsmen the other camera focusing on family & guests) providing a maximum of 10hrs of coverage but we know weddings can go beyond that
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Shot the 2017 Prince of Wales Polo Cup campaign with Dalitso, Ntsako and Thandi.
#thembambuyisa
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as a photographer it’s always affirming seeing the work you’ve created live a life of it’s own.
thank you once again Netflix SA for allowing me to photograph for
#FatalSeduction
♥️🙏🏾
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In Sept. 2023 I took a photo of Thabiso Monyane in the change room for Pirates.
He was seated, everyone around him was in motion creating a blur.
Adidas’ new campaign for Pirate’s 2024/25 kit features the same player (Thabiso), in the same change room, shot in the same style.
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Which one is your favourite shot from my recent shoot with
@LootLove
for
@ELLESouthAfrica
City Style.
SEE the whole feature on ELLE Aug
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•1 assistant (assisting both photographers with changing cards, batteries, lenses moving things around, etc)
•Editing/Retouching (going through over 5k images from the wedding day, selecting the ones which work then retouching/editing those) this can take days/weeks,
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Spent some time with
#FAKA
for
@ELLESouthAfrica
Collective November issue and came with these amazing photos of them!
#thembambuyisa
#photography
#elle
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if turnaround time is short then you’ll have to hire someone to help with retouching
•USB or Cloud storage to send the images
•equipment (the right lenses and cameras for the job and style the client wants.
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costs:
Main Photographer: R8k - R15k a day
2nd photographer: R7k - R10k a day
Assistant: R3,5k - R5,5k a day
Editing: this could be included in a discounted package or charged separately e,g) 100 images for R5k or 150 images for R7k (example only)
Equipment: as per clients brief
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you’ll definitely need a wide lens for those large group portraits and long zoom lenses to capture moments from a distance)
OPTIONAL
•photobook (design + printing)
•wall picture (print and frame main image)
•Pre Wedding/engagement shoot
•Assistant to have a 3rd camera
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*you can always choose someone cheaper.
*I’d recommend choosing someone who specializes in this kind of photography & has contactable refs (the photos may not be as interesting/unique tho)
*you can use someone with a specific photography style (usually not wedding photogs)
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@KamvaJiks
true, you are completely correct... but that’s not the chat here.
also paying the money back won’t make up for the loss they encountered.
I can’t imagine not having images of your wedding when you’ve budgeted and paid for them 😪💔
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Cast of Savage Beauty on Netflix
Such a pleasure photographing an amazing talent with amazing energy.
thank you to my stellar team
Styling: Chloe Andrea Welgemoed
Hair: Mimi Duma (Urban Mimz)
Lighting: Obby Molepe
Digi Tech: Richard Cook
love:
@NetflixSA
🌹
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My recent billboard campaign for Africa Polo Open 2018 with Neku Atawodi, Kgothi Iman, Prince Moeketsi and Nhlakanipho Mbuyisa.
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grateful for the opportunity to photograph stills for
#FatalSeduction
on
#Netflix
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Too many of us are not living our dreams because we live in the fear of unemployment.
I hope this fear never catches me and people with a purpose.
Photos from my exhibition opening in São Paulo, Brazil.
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The future looks so amazing 😍🥺♥️
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more from this shoot ♥️
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Does this mean that men with low testosterone should compete against women or else they increase their testosterone levels, otherwise quit?
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Photography is a luxury, but we are not ready for that chat yet.
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Which one is your fav from my photos of
@enhlembali
with
@ConteMagazine
??
A glow of colour on a human being 😱🔥x amazing local talent!
#wcw
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For those of you that understand less about my work and interested in knowing what I'm doing in
#France
right now.
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1) cover for
@GLAMOUR_sa
with
@Thando_Thabethe
2) photographing in Zambia 🇿🇲 on film 🎞️ for a special project ❣️
3) did a couple of shoots I’m waiting to be dropped 🙏🏾🙏🏾
4) The actual cover
it’s been a dry start to the year… praying for more work🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Spent a few weeks in Pimville, Soweto with Mpume Mdunge photographing our friends and we saw it fit that
@SowetanLIVE
sees the work first.
Sowetan copy for Tuesday, 28 November 2023 🫶🏾♥️
please read all about it, you might learn something about me you probably didn’t.
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Happy to have photographed
@GLAMOUR_sa
Autumn’24 print issue with a “Wellness Theme” featuring award-winning actress and radio personality
@Thando_Thabethe
Someone said this is a cover image that deserves live in people’s homes 🥺🫶🏾♥️
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The unstoppable courage to dive deep in the unknown in search of a perfect taste that’s best suited for you.
me for
@blackcrowngnt
#OwnYourCrown
#blackcrown
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Met the young king yesterday
@_Apmkefe
, quickly took some phone snaps of him and later found out that he’s a rising star on Mzansi Magic’s new show!
#Nkululeko
lead actor.
Shine on young king! ✊🏾💪🏾
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My love for this colour this summer 😭💛🧡
S/O to
@FloydAvenue
for always bringing the heat with meanswear aesthetics
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Why do you only have R10 nawe ?
I gave you R10
He gave you R50
You felt that he was better because he gave you more but he had R200 and all I had was R10.
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I can’t wait for
#BloodAndWater
.. it’s been such a beautiful journey with
@NetflixSA
♥️
Welcoming the class of 2020.
#BloodAndWater
coming to Netflix, May 20. (Photos: Themba Mbuyisa)
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@Banyana_Banyana
@FIFAWWC
a huge blow when Mbane and Seoposenwe went out, it became really difficult for us.
but well done Banyana Banyana and Thank you Thembi Kgatlana
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Maldives 🇲🇻 ♥️
Never thought I could find so much peace in a country 🙏🏿🕯♥️
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I wanna thank
@NetflixSA
for believing in my photographic work.
#BloodAndWater
is just a success ♥️
And also to the cast for being amazing
@ama_qamata
@Khosi_Ngema_
you make such great cover photos ♥️
#BloodAndWaterNetflix
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@SiyaBunny
My mind keeps on thinking that the babes trending video was her marketing strategy. Now we can't wait till we get the link as well
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me in studio taking photos of the BMW B3 Alpina.
… crazy knowing there’s only 5 of these beasts in the world
The 1 of 5 BMW B3 Alpina celebrating the 50th Anniversary of BMW South Africa 💚
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Went to the
@WAOMFestival
last night and captured some of my favourite artists on stage with my phone.
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@orlandopirates
@StellenboschFC
Maswanganyi is too special yoh! 🫶🏾🏴☠️☠️.
thank you for the two assists Tito
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The Shot // The Shooter
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Stylish with an awesome attitude at the
#CapsuleFest
#CapsuleSA
tonight ❤️
#photography
:
#thembambuyisa
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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
S/O to you young king 💪🏾
When the time is right you shall reap a reward...
Africa your time is now!
#AfricaOnNetflix
@NetflixSA
@netflix
@NetflixNaija
Photography:
@Themba_Mbuyisa
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new work.. with love 🙏🏾♥️
Introducing our Autumn’24 print issue with a“Wellness Theme”featuring
@thando_thabethe
Editor In Chief
@nontando58
Styling
@tania_t_durand
📷
@thembambuyisa
Assistant 📷:
@ThatoMabena
💇🏽♀️:
@kudatothair
MUA:
@khethiwemkhabela
Outfit:
@dolcegabbana
Jewellery:
@swarovski
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I have a court date next month against a ‘friend’ who doesn’t want to pay me for a campaign we did together last year!
As soon as I get my money back, I’ll come and rant him out here in these streets.
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Chance the Rapper on stage with
@Sowetogospel
through my iPhone!
#castleliteunlocks
#chancetherapper
#sowetogospelchoir
#thembambuyisa
@chancetherapper
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... Also, people need to respect their own hustles first. Sometimes saying no to some “opportunities” could be the best decision one can make.
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that earth tremor was so scary!!
when last did Joburg experience this 😳?
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3/3 their campaign but failed to consider me to photograph this campaign. Which is a pity, as I believe I would have brought more to the campaign than the quality of images I shot in 15 minutes for the original brief. This being the work they copied.
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Imagine schooling yourself to school learning institutions 🚀🚀
Spent a few hours
@VegaSchool
of branding.
Excited to see what we can do together 👑.
#BrandChallenge
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How do you wear your crown?
Do you carry it with the grace of your ancestors, or are you holding your head high with a sense of individuality?
We are the new taste makers, with
@blackcrowngnt
muse: Andile Biyana
#OwnYourCrown
#ad
#BlackCrownZA
🔞
#thembambuyisa
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Insta feed:
Trying to follow everyone that comments with their Instagram feed screenshots.
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Was one of the four photographers selected to re-imagine Iconic photographs created by Sowetan as they celebrate 40 years in partnership with Netflix.
Watch the full video on the link below ♥️
#Sowetan40XNetflix
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Doing it the African way at the
#blackportraitures
conference today in Johannesburg, South Africa.
All thanks to New York University 🙌🏾
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When
@ELLEmagazineSA
got invited to
@AmandaDupont
's new shoe range shoot and I was there with my camera.
#BTS
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I watched The Ultimatum South Africa and I have to say that noo, I see Khanya and troubled her ways neh, but Nolla!
that guy needs help! professional help!
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Let’s not talk about broke we are the rest of January throughout the rest of 2018.
So how did you spend your first day of the year 2018?
Ph:
@Shelley_Mokoena
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@BritishVogue
@trevor_stuurman
Beautiful work brother, this Family looking like portrait is my favourite ♥️
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the endless thrill of photographing underwater and then possibilities of coming back home with a new knowledge of skills and courage
-
@blackcrowngnt
#OwnYourCrown
#CrowningMoments
#BlackCrownGnT
#ThembaMbuyisa
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All I’ll say is that I know a lot of photographers who only post their dogs on social media and they go win the Loeries.
(On a lighter note, each person on any profession knows what they’re in it for and what to do to get that)
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World Art Day courtesy of
@blackcrowngnt
🖤
#BlackCrownGnT
#OwnYourCrown
#UnapologeticallyAfrican
video on this post:
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